Comments on: Breastfeeding – Does It Really Need To Be ALL Or NONE?

By: Information about Breastfeeding

Information about Breastfeeding — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:23:59 +0000

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By: Erika Schick

Erika Schick — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:07:54 +0000

Great article! I think it’s great that many moms continue to pump their breastmilk when the go back to work. I am a stay at home mom & pumped so they would have breastmilk available when I was out running errands & such. That was one time a day. I don’t know if I would have breastfed for over a year if I’d had to pump multiple times a day at work. Great job to moms who do!

By: Ask Judy: Does My Son Have Nipple Confusion? : Mommy News Blog

Ask Judy: Does My Son Have Nipple Confusion? : Mommy News Blog — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:55:10 +0000

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By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:20:24 +0000

I returned to work when my daughter was 12 months old. (Hooray for Canadian maternity leave!) I was away from her for 10 hours at a stretch, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It amazed me how quickly my body adjusted to the separation. It was like some part of my brain just knew when I needed to make milk and when I didn't. So many women think they need to wean before they return to work at one year, but I really found that continuing to nurse at this point was so easy, since I could completely bypass pumping. I really think it made the transition that much easier for both of us, too, since we weren't giving up breastfeeding at the same time. Amber’s last blog post..The Story of Hannah’s Weaning

By: complainypants

complainypants — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:40:09 +0000

When I started back at work when my sin was 12 months old, he was so attached to breastfeeding I never thought it would work. He refused bottles and barely used sippy cups. Basically, I worried he would starve during the day at his daycare. Amazingly, he ate foods there, but refused to drink. When I picked him up he would nurse right away and then maybe 3 more times before bed. And he seemed ok with this! I decided pumping at work was not for me, and after a few days of engorgement (slight discomfort) my breasts wereok with this schedule as well. Pretty cool! Now at a year and a half years old my son nurses mostly just twice a day, but this varies. On weekends he nurses whenever he feels like it, and i offer whener i tjimk it might help him calm down or avoid a tantrum When he is teething or has a cough and I keep him home he’ll nurse all day, sometimes it’s the only thing he’ll have. And my body will make the milk and adjust. This has Bern so surprising to me as no one ever told me this was possible. So great article Judy! I will forward it to moms I know who want to be in the know about going back to work especially!

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By: Birth_Lactation

Birth_Lactation — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:43:38 +0000

Judy. Very well written. I hope this encourages more mom’s to breastfeed …however they themselves define it! My DIL was never planning to breastfeed … until she met my son and then me.. I educated her in small doses and she did nurse..some in the hospital– pumped for a while at home and fed pumped milk in combination with formula. She feels proud of herself. She feels she DID breastfeed! I am also proud of her! My grandson benefited from it. I do feel there are a lot of mother’s out there who just may possibly be turned off by thinking it HAS to be exclusive. This doesn’t change the fact that it IS BEST to be exclusive for the first 6 months as recommended by experts, and it IS best to focus on breastfeeding right away and for the first few weeks, let the baby get to be a pro and maximize your milk production before you introduce bottles.
Be educated then decide for yourself.
I had my babies before I was a Lactation Professional and had to return to work around the 4-5 month marker. I did a combination of breastfeeding at home and my baby rec’d formula while I was at work. I was just unable to get a pump to work for me. I continued with the combination for MONTHS with each of 3 kids. My body adjusted and seemed to have higher production while I was with my baby. I do not remember being uncomfortably full at work except maybe a day or 2 in beginning. Very mild. Sorry to go on and on…Thank you for the pingback! Melissa

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